Comments Thread For: Mayweather Opens as Betting Favorite To Beat Pacquiao

[switchsouthpaw]

Floyd is a LITTLE bigger.

But he's not a big puncher, and he doesn't use his size to beat you.

So it's irrelevant.

I think Mayweather has some pop when he stands flat footed, which was rare up until last Saturday. He was walking Mosley down in the second half of that fight also, which I also didn't expect, he appeared stronger to my eyes.

[baracuda]

There's no reason to lie about something like that. Not everything someone says is a lie.

It's actually quite believable.

reason?...how about making his son look like a small guy who took on the big guy,when just by the looks of it shane vs floyd were even in size that night to me, atleast! this is why i dont understand why they hbo did'nt show the fight night weights, again.....

[THE REED]

I think Mayweather has some pop when he stands flat footed, which was rare up until last Saturday. He was walking Mosley down in the second half of that fight also, which I also didn't expect, he appeared stronger to my eyes.

I'm not saying he can't punch.. but he still isn't a big puncher.

All those clean punches, and he still didn't rock Shane with anything.

On the contrary look at what Shane did with one clean right hand.

[THE REED]

reason?...how about making his son look like a small guy who took on the big guy,when just by the looks of it shane vs floyd were even in size that night to me, atleast! this is why i dont understand why they hbo did'nt show the fight night weights, again.....

You can tell with a lot of fighters they put weight on in 24 hours. Cotto is an excellent example... always tight and ripped at the weigh in, but in the ring he always looks a little soft, especially around the mid section, and he is known to put on 10+LBS on fight night...

Mayweather stays as ripped on fight night as he does at the weigh in.

Floyd probably puts on around 4-5lbs overnight.

[baracuda]

Pac is a smaller welter, but he comes in over the limit on fight night. I just don't want to hear any "he was too big for Manny" excuses. As a matter of fact, Manny even said that is why he didn't want to take the blood tests, because Floyd has an advantage because he is bigger...

who does'nt come over the weight limit at fight night?.....floyd?....you expect me to believthat wehn hbo deos'nt even show his weight on fight night anymore...floyd also has a history of going over the limit in the weigh in ...pac has a hard time explaining himself in english, even jacky chan is more fluent than him and he can barely speak it.....

[switchsouthpaw]

I'm not saying he can't punch.. but he still isn't a big puncher.

All those clean punches, and he still didn't rock Shane with anything.

On the contrary look at what Shane did with one clean right hand.

I hear you, I'm not completely disagreeing with you. I'm just stating that I think Mayweather could get a lot more people out of there if he chose to.

[Pullcounter]

he wasnt stronger than mosley.. he wasnt tired mosley was... in the 2nd mosley almost slammed him by accident

rewatch the fight. in the clinches, it was gorilla-dog that was bullying mosley around. gorilla-dog is a good sized WW and very strong.

[THE REED]

I hear you, I'm not completely disagreeing with you. I'm just stating that I think Mayweather could get a lot more people out of there if he chose to.

He could, but it would be by way of combination punching... not one punch knockouts.

[switchsouthpaw]

He could, but it would be by way of combination punching... not one punch knockouts.

Agreed, appeared to my eyes that he just seemed physically stronger than Shane.

[Tamis!]

I wonder what Winky has to say this time...

Yebah! I like the odds! Pac as an underdog